Letter: Put resource officers back into our schools

Put resource officers back into our schools

After the Newtown school incident, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now pushing for more gun control laws. This, without a doubt, will have resistance from outside groups and others. If somebody wants to do harm, he will find a weapon, law or no law.

Cuomo should take another look at restoring funds that eliminated many resource officers located in our schools. These officers were a permanent fixture in school buildings and on the grounds during school hours. The visual sight of the officer is a big deterrent for someone thinking of doing harm. As we all know, seconds count, not minutes.